Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News

There's a weekly chance in Carleton Place to meet the municipal election candidates. It's an opportunity to find out more about where they stand on important issues ahead of Election Day, October 24th...

We speak with Kendra Noseworthy of the Distress Centre of Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville about the need for volunteers for their programs like the Distress Line, a call-in service available to anyone in...

Mourning and celebrations of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's life continues. Perth Councillor David Bird is in Ireland for a few more days, and was there when King Charles stopped to visit the Monarc...

The number 5 ranked golfer in the world goes for her third title at the Portland Classic this weekend. Brooke won the tournament twice early in her career. The back-to-back victories came in 2015 and ...

Algonquin College's Perth Campus is marking 10 years in the community today (Thursday). Dean of the Campus, Chris Hahn says a donor appreciation even takes place at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The schoo...

This is Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month. On Sunday, friends of the late Jacqui Bowick Sandor (a champion for the disease and organ donation) will be raising awareness for the disease and research f...

There's a moose wandering again in the region. OPP in North Grenville says an Anony-moose (their perfect word, not ours) complaint came in about the big guy walking around the Country Road 43 and 23 a...

The proposed Master Plan in Carleton Place was put under the microscope this week by town councillors. The plan plots out a 20 year road-map for future discussions on building new infrastructure for b...

It's our weekly chat with the Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit. We speak with Medical Officer of Health Dr. Linna Li and Vaccine specialist Jenny Vandermeer about the bivalent COVID-19 ...

Candidate for Mayor in the Town of Perth, Judy Brown, has received a ringing endorsement from the town's current and recently acclaimed Deputy Mayor Ed McPherson. McPherson tells us he was impressed b...